CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION
This conference is designed for the Obstetrician-Gynecologist in the practice of this specialty as well as residents and students in training, perinatal health care delivery personnel, reproductive health and environmental health specialists as well as social scientists, health policy officials and community reproductive health activists.

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of the conference, the participants should be able to:

• Better understand birth defects, teratognesis and gene environmental interactions;
• Be aware of major environmental toxic substances and their affects on reproductive health;
• Understand HPV Exposure and changes in pregnancy;
• Be aware of ultrasound and other diagnostic applications to pregnancy monitoring for detection of fetal abnormalities;
• Determine HPV diagnostic and treatment recommendations.
  

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
The Morehouse School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

The Morehouse School of Medicine designates this continuing education activity up to 6.0 credit hours in Category 1 of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association.

LOCATION
This conference will be held at the National Center for Primary Care Auditorium at the Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive, S.W, Atlanta, Georgia 30310.

DIRECTIONS
From I-75/85 take I-20 West to the first exit (Lee Street/Atlanta University Center). Turn right onto Lee Street. First driveway on the right is the entrance to the MSM Parking Deck. Parking fee is $4.00 for all day (no in and out permitted).

"Maternal Fetal Exposure Crisis
and Current Reproductive Health Threats"
Friday, September 26, 2008

8:30 a.m.- 9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m.- 9:15 a.m. Program Overview
Roland A. Pattillo, M.D., Conference Chairman, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Morehouse School of Medicine

Welcome - Eve Higginbotham, M.D., Dean and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Morehouse School of Medicine

SCIENTIFIC SESSION I
9:15 a.m.- 9:45 a.m. "Prenatal Genetic and Sonogram Diagnosis for Identification of Birth Defects", Chukwuma Onyeije, M.D., Atlanta Perinatal Associates

9:45 a.m.- 9:50 a.m. Questions and Answers

9:50 a.m.-10:20 a.m. "Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Preterm Birth and Other Birth Outcomes", Michael Lu, M.D., University of California

10:20 a.m.-10:25 a.m. Questions and Answers

10:25 a.m.-10:40 a.m. Break

SCIENTIFIC SESSION II
10:45 a.m. -11:10 a.m. "Mitochondrial Syndrome and Autism", Bruce Cohen, M.D., NIH Autism Committee Chair and Former Vice President, Mitochondrial Society, Case Western Reserve University

11:10 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Questions and Answers

11:15 a.m.-11:50 a.m. "Autism and Vaccination Schedule", Melinda Wharton, M.D., Center for Disease Control (CDC) Vaccine Coordinator

11:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Questions and Answers

12:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Luncheon Address: "Healthy Women 2010" David Satcher, M.D., former United States Surgeon General

SCIENTIFIC SESSION III
1:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m. "Endocrinology of Obesity", Frederick Sengstacke, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Morehouse School of Medicine

1:45 p.m.-1:50 p.m. Questions and Answers

1:50 p.m.-2:20 p.m. "Surgical Interventions and Obesity", Titus Duncan, M.D., Department of Surgery, Morehouse School of Medicine

2:20 p.m. - 2:25 p.m. Questions and Answers

2:25 p.m. -2:55 p.m. "Current Guidelines for HPV and Pap Smear Monitoring", Yun Mei Fung, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Morehouse School of Medicine

2:55 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Questions and Answers

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. "Mitochondrial DNA Mutation in Ovarian Cancer", Felix Aikhionbare, Ph.D., Department of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine

CLICK HERE to register for the conference.